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Monthly Archives: March, 2015

Grazing as a Low-Input Pasture Renovation Tool

This SARE supported on-farm research project is so full of information and lessons learned that it's worth your while to read no matter what kind of livestock you raise. 

What Does It Cost to Run a Fence Charger?

Fence chargers only cost us pennies per day, folks tell us. Now here's how you can figure how many pennies at your place.

Forages and Grazing Management to Extend Your Grazing Season

This is Part 2 from UMN's chapter on Managing Pastures for Year-Long Forage Supplies.

Roots Need Rest to Reach Resources: Managing for Pastures for Year-Long Forage, Part 1

Hey, it's the first in a series about how to plan for season-long forage in your pastures! We're going to talk plants, planning, supplemental pastures, and supplying high quality fall forage. Here we go….

Is Contract Grazing in Your Future?

Businessman Nido Qubein said, “Change brings opportunity.”  With the volatility of conventional milk prices and the surging interest in local beef and organic grass-fed...

Gabe Brown: “Soil Matters”

Gabe Brown is known for the work he's done improving his soils and his farm's profitability. He quit tilling back in 1993, turning instead to...

Birthday Cake Kills!

Since we're celebrating On Pasture's second birthday this month, we've been thinking a lot about cake. This short video puts a whole new light...

Grazed Rangelands Recover More Quickly From Fire

Even if you're not grazing rangelands, the results of this study might give you some ideas of what to expect in grazed and ungrazed areas after fires. It might also give you some ideas about how you want to manage your grazing to protect forage and wildlife habitat.

Cow Taxis – Take Advantage of Urban Pastures to Expand Your Operation

Are you raising livestock near an urban area? Do you see all those empty lots and abandoned pastures as possible forage? Here's how one family farm created a Cow Taxi to take their herd to the food. While they're dairy-based, there's no reason that the concept couldn't be adapted for other livestock.

Love It or Hate It, Daylight Savings Is Probably Here to Stay

What respectable ag-based publication would fail to address the switch to daylight savings? Here are some of the myths about why we do it, some of the real reasons, and, if you really hate it what you might do to fix it.

How to Start a Movement

We're turning two! To celebrate, all month long we're sharing the On Pasture backstory, describing how we got to here, what we think is important about our work, and how we hope to contribute to our Community.

Eat Your Weeds! They’re Often More Nutritious Than Grasses

Spring is coming, even if you can't see it under the snow. And you'll know that it really is here when you see something in your...

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